Geomorphological and sedimentological evolution of a lake basin under strong volcano-tectonic influence: The seismic record of Lago Calafquén (south-central Chile)

Quaternary International

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-45

  Volland, S ^a,b   Sturm, M ^b   Lukas, S ^c   Pino, M ^d   Muller J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; BASIN EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MASS MOVEMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEPHRA; VOLCANISM;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846816963     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.10.025     Document Type: Article

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